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**About this role:**

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Control Management Officer for COO (Non-Operations) Lines of Business who will serve as an important member of the Front-Line Control organization accountable for assessing and ensuring effective management and control of business area risks. This leader actively counsels group leadership on risk and control issues, issue management and remediation, and regulatory interactions. This individual must foster a collaborative environment that ensures timely communication and strong cooperation between this front-line unit and independent risk management under Corporate Risk, and a strong connection with Wells Fargo Audit Services.

**In this role, you will:**

+ Lead complex initiatives designed to mitigate current and emerging risks with broad impact

+ Act as key participant in monitoring, evaluating, and measuring the impact of decisions practiced in Control Management functional area

+ Monitor moderately complex business specific programs, and provide risk management consulting to support the business in designing and implementing risk-mitigation strategies

+ Monitor, measure, evaluate, and report on the impact of decisions and controls to the relevant business group or functional area

+ Develop and implement risk monitoring and risk reporting processes and controls

+ Collaborate with relevant business group to identify current and emerging risks associated with business activities and operations, and provide guidance in developing and implementing risk-mitigating strategies

+ Lead Control Management project or virtual teams

**Required Qualifications:**

+ 5+ years of Risk Management or Control Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

**Desired Qualifications:**

+ 4+ years of experience supporting the Issue Management Lifecycle, including intake, monitor, classification, root cause analysis, corrective action planning, sustainability, and validation.

+ 4+ years of experience identifying, assessing, evaluating, and documenting controls, control procedures and control gaps, to mitigate and support operational and compliance risk

+ 4 + years of experience conducting comprehensive Risk and Control Self Assessments (RCSA), including risk identification, evaluating, and designing controls, performing impact assessments, identifying control gaps, and implementing effective risk remediation strategies

+ 4 + years knowledge and understanding of Business Control Management (BCM) operating model experience

+ Preferred experience in audit, regulatory compliance, operational risk, or risk management, or a combination, within the banking or financial services industry

+ Ability to effectively communicate in both written and verbal formats across all organizational levels, including senior executives

+ Ability to work with limited supervision

+ Experience developing partnerships and collaborating with other business and functional areas

+ Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy

**Job Expectations:**

+ This position offers a hybrid work schedule

Relocation assistance is not available for this position

Locations:

401 S Tryon St. Charlotte, NC

11601 N Black Canyon Hwy. Phoenix, AZ

800 S Jordan Creek Pkwy. West Des Moines, IA

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship

Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants

**Posting End Date:**

13 Jul 2025

**_*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants._**

**We Value Equal Opportunity**

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

**Req Number:** R-473005